Trace elements present in the toe nail can actually tell whether one is likely to suffer from cancer or not reveals a study. Researchers from National Cancer Research Group (NCRG)Spain looked for 12 trace elements in the toenails of 118 patients of exocrine pancreatic cancer the most prevalent form of the disease and compared them with toenails of 400 cancer free individuals. Our results support an increased risk of pancreatic cancer associated with higher levels of cadmium arsenic and lead the researchers said. Patients with the highest levels of arsenic and cadmium in their nails were between two and 3.5
